Iran’s Rouhani dismisses Trump call for talks on eve of new sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed a U.S. call for talks on Monday, hours before Washington was due to impose new sanctions in line with President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of a 2015 agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme.
ATR delivers five more planes to IranAir, needs maintenance approvals
ATR on Monday confirmed it had delivered five more turboprop aircraft to IranAir shortly before Washington imposes new sanctions on Iran but said it still faced difficulties obtaining U.S. permission to hand over another seven planes on order.
Trump backs conservative Kobach for Kansas governor over incumbent
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed controversial conservative Kris Kobach’s bid for governor of Kansas, rejecting the state’s current Governor Jeff Colyer in a competitive state primary for the nomination.
White House’s Bolton says Iran should ‘come to the table’
If Iran wants to avoid the reimposition of U.S. sanctions it should take up President Donald Trump’s offer to negotiate, White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Monday.
EU aims to block U.S. sanctions on Iran
The European Union vowed on Monday to counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewal of sanctions on Iran, in a test of the EU’s ability to preserve a deal that saw Iran limit its nuclear ambitions in exchange for removing strict curbs on its economy.
U.S. revives sanctions to further damage Iran’s economy
The Trump administration expects economic sanctions that it is re-imposing on Iran this week to further cripple the Iranian economy and will aggressively enforce the measures, senior U.S. administration officials said on Monday.
Senator Rand Paul invites Russian lawmakers to Washington
U.S. Senator Rand Paul on Monday invited Russian lawmakers to visit Washington after holding talks in Moscow with parliamentarians and pledging to obstruct new sanctions against Russia.
U.S. sees sanctions having significant impact on Iran economy: U.S. officials
The Trump administration will aggressively enforce economic sanctions that is it re-imposing on Iran this week and expects the measures to have a significant impact on the Iranian economy, senior U.S. administration officials said on Monday.
Iran says Trump, regional allies isolated over Tehran policy: TV
U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies in the Middle East have become isolated by their hostile policies toward Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday, state TV reported.
EU deeply regrets snapback of U.S. sanctions on Iran
The European Union voiced deep regret on Monday over U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewal of sanctions on Iran, which will test the bloc’s ability to preserve a 2015 deal under which Iran curbed its nuclear activity in return for sanctions relief.
